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E♭7sus4 (also written D♯7sus4) is a dominant seventh suspended fourth chord made of 4 notes: E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭. It sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles, and you hear it in funk, gospel and the moment before a 7th chord. It is the V chord of A♭ major and turns up in 2 other keys.
The library above opens on E♭7sus4 with 14 shapes up and down the neck. Tap a shape to hear it, or play it one string at a time.
| Note | Degree | Interval from E♭ | Semitones |
|---|---|---|---|
| E♭ | 1 | root | 0 |
| A♭ | 4 | perfect fourth | 5 |
| B♭ | 5 | perfect fifth | 7 |
| D♭ | ♭7 | minor seventh | 10 |
Formula: 1 – 4 – 5 – ♭7. On guitar the 5th is often left out of the bigger shapes without changing the chord. With the other spelling, D♯7sus4 is D♯, G♯, A♯, C♯: the same sounds under different names.
x66646xx112x(11)(11)(11)(13)(11)(11)x666xxxxx899(11)(11)(11)xxxThe fret 4 shape is the one to learn first. Once it is easy, try the shape at the 11th fret ((11)(11)(11)(13)(11)(11)): the same chord, higher and brighter, handy when the chords before and after it sit up the neck.
E♭7sus4 belongs to 3 keys: V in A♭ major, VII in F minor, V7 in G♯ minor. In A♭ major, try I–V–vi–IV: A♭ – E♭7sus4 – Fm – D♭.
E♭, A♭, B♭, D♭: the root, fourth, fifth, minor seventh.
Fret 4: x66646 (low string first), rated Easy.
E♭7sus4 has A♭ where E♭7 has G. E♭7sus4 sounds a dominant chord that hangs before it settles; E♭7 sounds restless; it wants to move on, usually to the chord a fifth below.
No. The easiest shape is rated Easy and needs 3 fingers.